Jews have lived in Kromeriz since the beginning of 14th century. The first written mention is dated in 1322 and from the first quarter of the 15th century have probably existed the Jewish community and the first synagogue. During the Thirty Years War in 1643 local Jews were murdered by plundering Swedish army (Rabbi Mordechai ben Moshe also died) and those who survived fled from the city. Other pogroms (word pogrom is Russian origin, indicating an anti-Semitic action related to looting, violence and murdering) Kromeriz experienced in 1742 and 1774. In 1829 there were 546 Jews in the city, in 1880 it was 783 people of Jewish religion. That was about the most, in the following years the numbers have only declined, in 1900 there were 611 persons (4% of the population) of the Jewish faith and in 1930 reported to Judaism 382 local citizens (2% of the population).

Jewish houses Concentration have been in nowadays Moravec's and Tyl's street. It was a compact closed ghetto, in 1680 it was even built separation wall, the rest of you can see at coordinates N 49 ° 17.850 ', E 17 ° 23.795' between Tyl's street and the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary kept. In the ghetto was worth around 36 houses (there are 31 conserved ), and municipal house in the Jewish community (Hebrew bejt ha-am) the so-called Jewish Town Hall , which still stands at coordinates N 49 ° 17.900 ', E 17 ° 23.820' in Moravec's street number 259th . It was built in the years 1687-1688 in the early Baroque style, probably designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Pietro Tencalla (November 17, 1629, Bissone, canton Ticino - March 6, 1702, ibid.). From 18 century to 1860, it housed a Jewish school. From 1974 to 1980, the building was reconstructed, then it was Education authority and today Jewish community has its home here. In the ghetto became an old synagogue built in 1689-1694. The built replaced the first synagogue of unknown age, which was later than 16 century in Vodni's Street and was demolished in 1656. The second synagogue was also built according to the plans architect Giovanni Pietro Tencalla master mason Matyas Parst Baroque-style so-called Lvov type. Extinct Jewish house of prayer (stood at coordinates N 49°17.910', E 17°23.870') was not recorded in the old books of the estate. In establishing new books of the estate were credited the Jewish religious community. On 10 May 1921 be an exchange contract worth CZK 10,000 acquired the town Kromeriz. With a construction area of the synagogue was the right to use the old castle wall to side wall of house of prayer. House of prayer therefore added directly to the wall separating the Christian community from the Jewish community. The building was the first depot and was then demolished. In its place is now a garden.

The third and last synagogue was built on the square Comenius in 1909-1910, designed by famous Viennese architect Jakob Gartner (Prerov June 22, 1861 - April 15, 1921 Vienna), author of synagogues in Olomouc, Opava, Holešov, but Debrecen and Vienna. According to the actual construction of the foundation stone implemented synagogue builder Ladislav Mesenský (1854 Brno - 1923 Kromeriz)under the supervision of engineer Friedrich Khünla. Next illustration shows a cross section of the building with some interesting Hebrew inscriptions for solving. The project is equipped with stamps in the amount of CZK 90. The rugged, monumental building and pretty oriental-Byzantine style with impressive interior was on November 5, 1942 on orders from the German occupation authorities demolished with dynamite. Today, on its place is the house of culture and history of the place reminding small memorial by sculptor Olbram Zoubek (21 April 1926, Prague). All the synagogues, gradually built, are documented names of nearly 40 rabbis. Many of them came from abroad (Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary ). The most significant modern rabbi Adolf Frankl-Grün (1847 Uhersky Brod - 1916 Kromeriz) is author of many historical and theological writings.

The last Kromeriz's rabbi was since 1934 Joachim Astel (previously worked in Tachov), which together with their co-religionists died in 1942 in Auschwitz. During the Nazi German occupation of the city Kroměříž killed 259 citizens of Jewish origin, were murdered entire families - Astel's, Beer's, Brand's, Eger's, Farber's, Fischer's, Fischl's, Freund's, Fried's, Goldberger's, Hausmann's, Herz's, Hirsch's, Hoffmann's, Hollander's, Kögler's, Lampel's, Löff's, Mandl's, Presser's, Reich's, Stiassny's, Weinberger's, Zirkus's and many individuals.

Today, a memorial commemorates the victims in last place in the Jewish cemetery Velehrad's street at coordinates N 49°17.045', E 17°23.246'. After the war the Jewish community Kroměříž restored, it was later changed to the synagogue choir ie smaller group of believers, with no synagogue and rabbinic authority who Jewish house used only for worship. Synagogue choir, however, ceased to exist after 1980 for the low number of members.

The default coordinates will bring you to the land in the vicinity of the House of Culture, where he was in 1994 a memorial uprooted Jewish communities and synagogues by sculptor Olbram Zoubek. The resulting coordinates of the cache get of information obtained by the listing. To simplify your crossword I can tell you that the goal lead even two ways. One may also serve to control the other.

Beware of a place under the supervision of the CCTV system and may be full of Muggles. Do not walk on the lawn.

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